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Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area
Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area
Charlotte Sawyers would tease that she and her late husband, Alvin, disagreed about what to do with their small farm – protect it for wildlife or sell it for development? Whoever lived the longest got to decide! Charlotte donated the farm she loved to the Platte County Land Trust in July 1998.
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Frank Adams Farm
Frank Adams Farm
Mr. Frank Adams is the fourth generation to farm this northern Jackson County farm. The 300-acre Missouri Century farm was established in the mid-1800’s along the Little Blue River. It protects valuable farm land and provides water quality services to the Little Blue River with its protected riparian corridor. A Civil War battle ground is also near the farm.
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Shawnee Farm Conservation Easement
Shawnee Farm Conservation Easement
Shawnee Farm conservation easement is 12 acres of wildlife habitat located in Shawnee, Kansas. The easement permanently protects savanna, woodland, glade, pond, and wetland habitats in the Little Mill Creek watershed, providing a riparian buffer for the stream and protecting water quality. This protected land compliments natural areas of adjacent parcels, providing wildlife space to live and roam. Shawnee Farm is not open to the public.
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The National Properties
The National and Deuce Golf Courses
The Platte Land Trust holds a conservation easement on 300 acres at The National and The Deuce golf courses in Parkville, Missouri. This conservation easement protects water quality along a tributary and a segment of Rush Creek, as well as a portion of Walnut Creek. Scenic vistas in southern Platte County are also protected.
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Sunflower Land Trust Mitigation Bank #1
Sunflower Land Trust Mitigation Bank #1
The Platte Land Trust is the third-party conservation easement holder of SLT Mitigation Bank #1. Parties signed the conservation easement agreement on June 28, 2016. The mitigation bank is located between Derby and Rose Hill, Kansas. It will serve the Wichita and Sedgwick County area.
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Harmony Farm
Harmony Farm
The Harmony Farm conservation easement is 92 acres of wildlife habitat located west of Warrensburg, Missouri. The easement permanently protects restored grassland, woodland, pond, and stream habitats in the Little Blackwater Creek watershed. Habitat along the stream protects water quality – the riparian buffer of oak-hickory woods on the slopes and intact floodplain.
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For more information about land conservation easements and partnering with the Platte Land Trust, contact the President of the Board of Directors.
Carla Dods, 816-716-3402